Example sentences of "who [verb] third " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sheffield Wednesday , curiously , were the most prolific scorers , but only one goal ahead of Luton , finalists for the past two seasons , who defeated Third Division Mansfield 7-2 ( 11-5 on aggregate ) . |
| 2 | After three ballots , the new president of the Senate , who ranks third in the French political hierarchy , was … |
| 3 | Mr Livingstone was replaced by John Prescott , the transport spokesman , who came third and said he would work for organisational and campaigning reforms in the party . |
| 4 | Second-placed Barbara Hayward from Huntingdon won £75 of gift vouchers and Liz Knights from Wisbech , who came third , a £50 gift voucher . |
| 5 | Of the other parties , the Independent Smallholders ' Party ( which had won 57 per cent of the vote in the last free election in 1945 — see p. 7600 ) , led by Istvan Prepeliczay , advocated the return of collectivized land to its owners as listed in the 1947 land register ; the Hungarian Socialist Party ( HSP ) was established in October 1989 [ see p. 36960-61 ] as the reformed successor to the Hungarian Socialist Workers ' Party ( HSWP ) and currently claimed 50,000-60,000 members , the first candidate on its national list being Imre Poszgay , who had acted as a catalyst for many of the reforms but who came third in the constituency where he was also standing ; and the League of Young Democrats ( FIDESZ ) , led by Viktor Orban and claiming 5,000 members , was closely allied to the SzDSz . |
| 6 | The riders who finish third in the semi-finals will ride off the back grid . |
| 7 | ‘ For sure I 'd like to win the car , ’ said Lansink , who finished third behind the Whitaker brothers in August 's European Championships on Optiebeurs Felix . |
| 8 | Surrey , who finished third last year , are expected to win their home match against Cheshire , the other promoted side . |
| 9 | The biggest threat to Davies may well come from Scotland 's Jane Connachan , never out of the top seven in her last five tournaments , and Trish Johnson , who finished third in the Italian Open two weeks ago . |
| 10 | Lynch , who fell at the first fence on his only other Grand National ride in 1981 , had looked likely to miss the race after Auntie Dot , one of his regular mounts , had been promised to Mark Dwyer , who finished third on her in last year 's race . |
| 11 | Michael Schumacher , of Germany , who finished third for Camel Benetton Ford in Mexico two weeks ago , was third quickest ahead of Pierluigi Martini 's Dallara Ferrari . |
| 12 | The world champion , who trails in fifth place in the driver 's championship with only four points , incurred the wrath on Sunday of German newcomer Michael Schumacher , who finished third behind the two Williams drivers for the second successive race . |
| 13 | Jean Francois Poitevin , who finished third last year and has a best time of 1:32:22 , has pulled out in protest . |
| 14 | The 30-year-old Spaniard finished the final timed section near Dumfries 2min 16sec clear of second-placed Ari Vatanen and , most significantly , streets ahead of big rival Juha Kankkunen , who finished third . |
| 15 | Fun ‘ N Games , who finished third to Tartan Tyrant at Ayr , could get into it and Carton has been running well enough lately to merit an interest . |
| 16 | As for the opposition , Gaselee has his eyes on Royal Athlete who finished third in the Cheltenham Gold Cup , Zeta 's Lad who has won five races this season , but is doubtful if the ground remains on the firm side and surprisingly Garrison Savannah who has been rather overlooked by the National pundits this year . |
| 17 | But a disappointed Hill , who finished third , could point to a disastrous pit-stop for losing him precious time . |
| 18 | The North Shields Polytechnic athlete , who finished third in the 200 metres final in the 1989 UK Championships , gave birth to her first child , Victoria , on Monday . |
| 19 | Walker , who finished third in a race won by the Frenchman Bruno Le Stum in 8 mins 27.47 secs , now plans to make his third attempt in three weeks in the GB v Kenya match at Edinburgh 's Meadowbank Stadium on Friday night . |
| 20 | Gookey , the 21-year-old York sprinter who finished third in the World Student Games 100 metres final last year , lost the photo-finish verdict in the 100 metres after he and Sale Harrier Darren Campbell stopped the clock at 10.46 secs . |
| 21 | The candidate who took third place in the first round , however , Manandafy Rakotonirina , was expected to stand down in favour of Zafy . |
| 22 | Colin Montgomerie , who took third place at Pebble Beach last year , was a late starter on the first official practice day after finishing 12 shots behind Vijay Singh in the Buick Classic . |